2012 the greek centre-left party PASOK lost the general elections massivly. In 2015 the radical left replaced quasi totally the old left. Since then, „pasokisation“ has been a term applied to the decline of the traditional left people’s parties in Europe. Only a fewer and fewer countries in the European Union were ruled in 2020 by social-democrats. Now that the traditional left became for many Europeans obsolet, replaceble and maybe ideologically more and more sterile, there should emerge a new left based on ecology, healthcare for all, secured rent, solidarity, worker’s rights and the defence of democracy.

(to be continuated)

Julien Sita, 21st February 2021.